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323237289602ECB survey finds cash still dominates payments in the euro zonehttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/11/24/355706/ecb-survey-finds-cash-still-dominates-payments-euro-zone/
https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/11/24/355706/ecb-survey-finds-cash-still-dominates-payments-euro-zone/#commentsFri, 24 Nov 2017 15:50:41 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=55706“Cash still dominates consumer payments in the euro zone, even as many Western economies are rapidly moving towards electronic payments, a survey published by the European Central Bank showed on Friday… The figures indicate that the euro zone is one of the slowest among big Western economies in giving up cash, trailing countries like the […]

]]>https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/11/24/355706/ecb-survey-finds-cash-still-dominates-payments-euro-zone/feed/155706Over 20 financial institutions in the US, Europe add support for Apple Payhttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/07/07/353847/20-financial-institutions-u-s-europe-add-support-apple-pay/
Fri, 07 Jul 2017 09:12:45 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=53847Apple Insider — “Apple added another 22 banks and credit unions to its roster of Apple Pay-supporting institutions in the United States, with the new additions to the collection joined by a number of European institutions… The latest batch of institutions to join the Apple Pay support page are, like the last update, made up […]

]]>53847Starling Bank passports to Europe, first stop Irelandhttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/06/26/353617/starling-bank-passports-europe-first-stop-ireland/
Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:23:18 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=53617Techcrunch — “After a staggered launch of its current account kicked off in March, the digital-only bank is announcing imminent expansion to Europe, starting with the Republic of Ireland where it has attained a so-called ‘banking passport’.”

]]>53617More than half of global card-present payments used EMV standard in 2016https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/06/05/353004/half-global-card-present-payments-used-emv-standard-2016/
Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:24:09 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=53004More than half of all card-present transactions conducted globally (52.4%) between January and December 2016 used the EMV chip card standard, up from 35.8% for the same period in 2015, standards body EMVCo has revealed. By the end of 2016, the number of EMV payment cards in global circulation had increased by 1.3bn in the […]

]]>53004Mastercard tests biometric payments card in South Africahttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/20/351706/mastercard-tests-biometric-payments-card-south-africa/
https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/20/351706/mastercard-tests-biometric-payments-card-south-africa/#commentsThu, 20 Apr 2017 10:27:15 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=51706Employees at Pick n Pay supermarket stores and Absa Bank staff across South Africa have been trialling a biometric card developed by Mastercard that lets them make a payment at any EMV terminal and authenticate the transaction by placing their finger on the embedded sensor. Additional trials are planned over the next few months, with a full roll out expected “later this year”.

]]>https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/20/351706/mastercard-tests-biometric-payments-card-south-africa/feed/151706Low uptake of SIM-based mobile payments leads to decrease in NFC SIM shipments in 2016https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/05/351482/low-uptake-sim-based-mobile-payments-leads-decrease-nfc-sim-shipments-2016/
https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/05/351482/low-uptake-sim-based-mobile-payments-leads-decrease-nfc-sim-shipments-2016/#commentsWed, 05 Apr 2017 11:06:34 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=51482The global number of NFC SIM card shipments decreased in 2016 due in part to a “lower than anticipated” consumer uptake of SIM-based mobile payments and the impact of the closure of the Softcard mobile wallet in the US, the SIMalliance has revealed, despite reporting growth in NFC SIM shipments in key countries across Europe and the CIS regions, highlighting the demand in specific markets.

]]>https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/04/05/351482/low-uptake-sim-based-mobile-payments-leads-decrease-nfc-sim-shipments-2016/feed/151482Samsung reveals S8 with multi-biometrics, Samsung Pay reaches quarter of a billion transactions and adds online paymentshttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/03/30/351361/samsung-reveals-s8-multi-biometrics-samsung-pay-reaches-quarter-billion-transactions-adds-online-payments/
Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:00:33 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=51361Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus flagship devices, with support for iris and facial recognition technology and a fingerprint sensor which is now located on the back of the phone. Samsung Pass deals with major banks, an expansion of Samsung Pay to include online payments and details of its Bixby virtual assistant have also been announced.

]]>51361Wearable payments platform to be tested on three continentshttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/03/09/350791/wearable-payments-platform-tested-three-continents/
https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/03/09/350791/wearable-payments-platform-tested-three-continents/#commentsThu, 09 Mar 2017 14:52:10 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=50791A digital cash service allowing consumers — including those without bank accounts — to load money onto a range of wearable items and make contactless payments in retail outlets will roll out across “eight or nine countries” in North America, Europe and Africa from April 2017. Samsung, POS manufacturer Ingenico and Swiss app developer Smartlink […]

]]>https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/03/09/350791/wearable-payments-platform-tested-three-continents/feed/150791Vodafone Germany offers mobile wallet support for PayPal and Visahttps://www.nfcworld.com/2017/03/08/350736/vodafone-germany-offers-mobile-wallet-support-for-paypal-and-visa/
Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:02:46 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=50736Vodafone Germany customers can now make NFC mobile payments using PayPal or a Visa credit card installed in the mobile network operator’s Vodafone Wallet. The service went live in Germany in 2014 and customers began testing NFC mobile payments using their Girocard — Germany’s most common debit card — in December. Vodafone Wallet can also […]

]]>50736Gartner predicts 20.4bn connected ‘things’ by 2020https://www.nfcworld.com/2017/02/09/350039/gartner-predicts-rise-iot/
Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:26:19 +0000http://www.nfcworld.com/?p=50039Some 8.4bn connected “things” will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016, with 20.4bn in use by 2020, Gartner predicts. “Total spending on endpoints and services will reach almost US$2tn in 2017,” the company says. Greater China, North America and Western Europe will represent 67% of the overall Internet of Things installed […]